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Muslim Hollister Employee Fired Because Of Headscarf
Update: This is the new discrimination incident that this post was about. Sorry for the link mixup. There are evidently a lot of things that violate the “look policy” of Abercrombie & Fitch and...
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Fight Discriminatory TSA Profiling With Your Smartphone
It’s hard to find any travelers with nice things to say about the Transportation Safety Administration, but members of the Sikh faith really have a grievance. They claim that they’re singled out for...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Agrees To Let Employees Wear Headscarves As Part Of...
(emilybean) After a judge said that Abercrombie & Fitch’s ban on head coverings — detailed in its controversial “Look Policy” for employees — violates workers’ rights, the company that courts the...
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Muslim Complains TGI Friday’s Contaminated Her Drink With Bacon
Most people are really happy about the current trend to put bacon in every food item, but do you know who isn’t? Vegetarians, vegans, and people whose religions prohibit them from eating pork. Like the...
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Woman Claims Planet Fitness Asked Her To Swap Muslim Headscarf For Baseball Cap
(dno1967b)Yesterday, we shared with you the story of a new Planet Fitness member who was asked to cover up because her belly-baring tank top was too revealing. Now a case that’s the exact opposite is...
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EEOC: Company Forced Employees To Practice Onion-Based Religion
This could just be a regular story about a company allegedly using its power over employees to force them to practice a specific religion until the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission intervened,...
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Atheist Group Points Out Diner’s “Praying In Public” Discount Is A Civil...
(Z88.3 on Facebook)Last week, a diner in North Carolina made headlines for giving a 15% discount to customers who said grace before eating. While the owner argued that the discount was more about...
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Abercrombie & Fitch Lawsuit That Isn’t Really About Hijabs Presented To...
(emilybean)Five years ago, a teen applied for a job at a store selling clothes for a children’s clothing store that is part of the Abercrombie & Fitch brand. She wore a hijab, a headcovering that...
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Supreme Court: Job Applicants Don’t Have To Explain That Their Garb Is Religious
“Abercrombie & Fitch” and “modest dress” are usually not concepts that go together. Even at the children’s store. (Molly)Back in February, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of a...
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Georgia Governor Vetoes Controversial “Religious Liberty” Bill
Amid pressure from civil rights groups and private industry, Georgia Governor Nathan Deal has vetoed a controversial piece of legislation that would have allowed religious groups and individuals to...
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